Where does “nailonkangas” come from?
nailonkangas (Finnish) comes from Finnish nailon, from English nylon, from English -ön, from English -one, from English ketone, from German Keton, from German Aketon, from French acétone — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.
nailonkangas (Finnish): nylon fabric
Definitions
- nylon fabric
Ancestry of “nailonkangas”, step by step
nailonkangas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish nailon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | nailon | nylon |
| 2 | English | nylon | Originally, the DuPont company trade name for... |
| 3 | English | -ön | Forming nouns denoting subatomic particles and quanta |
| 4 | English | -one | a ketone; any similar compound containing a... |
| 5 | English | ketone | A homologous series of organic molecules whose... |
| 6 | German | Keton | ketone |
| 7 | German | Aketon | acetone |
| 8 | French | acétone | acetone |
| 9 | Latin | acētum | vinegar |
| 10 | French | -ate | ate |
| 11 | Latin | -ātus | ed |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality |
via Finnish kangas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kangas | cloth, fabric or textile; material; A soil type:... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | kangas | cloth, fabric |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | gangaz | pace, step, gait; walk; way, course |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰongʰ-o-s | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰengʰ- | to walk; to step |